--- title: Grandma's Priceless Reaction to Experiencing Virtual Reality description: This grandmother got the thrill of her life on Christmas Day when her family introduced her to virtual reality. canonical: https://time.com/4162567/grandmas-priceless-reaction-to-experiencing-virtual-reality/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-28T20:47:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:48.208Z og:title: Watch This Grandma's Priceless Reaction to Experiencing Virtual Reality og:description: She screams in joy og:url: https://time.com/4162567/grandmas-priceless-reaction-to-experiencing-virtual-reality/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch This Grandma's Priceless Reaction to Experiencing Virtual Reality twitter:description: She screams in joy twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch This Grandma's Priceless Reaction to Experiencing Virtual Reality for the First Time ## Video: Driverless Cars: The Future of Driving [Watch (HLS stream): Driverless Cars: The Future of Driving](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/uDXtGW1i.m3u8) (4:57)  _Published 2014-05-06. Predictions about a future in which cars that will drive themselves have been staples of everything from science fiction to pop culture to corporate PR for decades. But now it looks like driverless cars, at least, may finally be hitting the road._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 28, 2015 8:47 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 28, 2015 8:47 PM UTC This [grandmother](http://time.com/3688481/silicon-valley-apple-grandmother/) got the thrill of her life on Christmas Day when her family introduced her to [virtual reality](http://time.com/4162322/lebron-james-virtual-reality/). In a video posted by YouTube user [Mark Nutt](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCea3KqBzV%5FOyfksppodfHLQ), the 88-year-old woman shrieks in excitement as she experiences a [roller coaster](http://time.com/4051578/video-proposal-roller-coaster-engagment/) simulation via a [Google Cardboard](https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/) headset. Watching her scream “oh, my goodness!” is almost a holiday present in itself. “My grandmother, Marie, tries Google Cardboard VR for the first time” Nutt wrote. “She is watching a roller coaster simulation.” The clip has gone viral since it was posted on Dec. 25, receiving over 771,000 views to date. 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